Emre faces new racism allegation

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Emre Belözoglu’s future in England has been plunged into uncertainty after a second investigation was launched into allegations that the Newcastle United midfield player used racist language during games.

Emre is reported to have called El-Hadji Diouf a “f***ing ape” during Newcastle’s 2-1 defeat by Bolton Wanderers at St James’ Park in October and while Ahmet Bulut, Emre’s agent, dismissed the suggestion, the FA is obliged to take the matter farther. Emre has denied being a racist.

“We will be looking into these allegations and will be contacting Diouf to see if he wishes to provide us with a statement,”